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Three Admit Selling Anabolic Steroids

December 05, 2024
… purchases of anabolic steroids from Moore. During one buy, Moore told the undercover officer he purchased …
December 05, 2024
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Marijuana Drug Deal that Ended in Death Results in Guilty Pleas

June 11, 2024
… All were armed. When the victim contacted Brown-Shatto to buy more marijuana, the three drove to his home in the 7800 …
June 11, 2024
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Fentanyl and Illegal Firearms Possession Put Man in Prison for 22 Years

May 20, 2024
… from a more recent source in St. Louis, Mo. Bean stated he buys all his guns off the streets locally, and often takes …
May 20, 2024
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Machine Gun Owner Sentenced to 11 Years for Fentanyl, Meth Conspiracy

November 15, 2023
… and fentanyl and used a confidential source to make drugs buys from him. “Like many business owners, drug trafficking …
November 15, 2023
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13 Charged in St. Louis Drug Conspiracy

September 21, 2023
… distributors in St. Louis, and he used an intermediary to buy about 15 pounds of crystal methamphetamine from Sosa. …
September 21, 2023
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Final Defendant in Drug and Money Laundering Case Sentenced to 27 Years

July 18, 2023
… St. Clair County from February to October 2019. In recorded buys, confidential sources purchased more than 750 grams of …
July 18, 2023
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Springfield, Mo., man sentenced to 20 years for meth conspiracy

September 29, 2020
… Stone was preparing to travel to the Kansas City area to buy methamphetamine. Agents from the Drug Enforcement …
September 29, 2020
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Dark web fentanyl trafficker sentenced to 13 years in federal prison

February 11, 2020
… on “Dream Market,” a dark web marketplace where users buy and sell illegal substances and services, and used that …
February 11, 2020
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Albuquerque Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking

February 28, 2024
… The citizen called Kerr and set up a time and location to buy fentanyl pills. DEA agents established surveillance at …
February 28, 2024
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DEA El Paso Division Safety Bulletin

March 01, 2019
… exposure can be fatal. We remind the public that buying from street dealers is dangerous, because purchasers …
March 01, 2019
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Eldon Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Meth Conspiracy, Attempted Jail Escape

January 24, 2014
… made references to picking up the two after the escape and buying them clothes to wear. On Nov. 13, 2012, Atterberry …
January 24, 2014
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Federal Court Orders Clinic to Close, Physician and Clinic Owners to Pay $600,000 for Alleged Unlawful Opioid Distribution

July 27, 2022
… WASHINGTON – A federal court ordered a Tampa-area pain management clinic to close and directed the clinic’s … practice while employed at Paragon Community Healthcare, a pain clinic in New Port Richey, Florida. The complaint …
July 27, 2022
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DEA Encourages Routine Conversations on Dangers of Drug Use and Social Media

September 04, 2025
… are encouraged to emphasize the dangers associated with buying pills online. Nationwide, DEA has seized fentanyl …
September 04, 2025
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Long Island Doctor Convicted of Illegal Distribution of Oxycodone

October 07, 2021
… distributing oxycodone, a highly addictive prescription painkiller, and one count of unlawfully distributing … work throughout this investigation.” “By prescribing painkillers in the absence of any recognized medical need, …
October 07, 2021
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August 19, 2025
… Milgram Press Release Press Your Luck Slide Deck How to Buy Medicines Safely Online Resources How to Buy Medicines Safely From an Online Pharmacy | FDA Safe …
August 19, 2025
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Albuquerque career criminal sentenced to life imprisonment for heroin distribution resulting in death of Cameron Weiss

January 23, 2020
… to heroin for two years, after getting hooked on opiate painkillers to treat serious sports injuries sustained as a …
January 23, 2020
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Federal jury finds Albuquerque career offender guilty of distributing heroin that caused teen's overdose death

May 13, 2019
… to heroin for two years, after getting hooked on opiate painkillers to treat serious sports injuries sustained as a …
May 13, 2019
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Members Of Taos County-Based Heroin Trafficking And Money Laundering Ring Enter Guilty Pleas

December 09, 2016
… from the dangers associated with heroin and opioid painkillers and reducing the number of opioid-related deaths …
December 09, 2016
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DEA achieves significant milestone during 16th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 02, 2018
… had no other way to appropriately dispose of their leftover painkillers and other potentially dangerous drugs. These … this program nine years ago, doctors are prescribing fewer painkillers, and law enforcement agencies, pharmacies and …
November 02, 2018
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DEA’S 15h Rx Drug Take Back Event Yields Fruitful Results In The Atlanta Field Division & State Of Tennessee

May 07, 2018
… 14 NTBI events. All of the unneeded, unwanted or expired “meds” were turned in for safe and proper disposal at …
May 07, 2018
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More Than 13 Tons Prescription Drugs Turned In By Northern California And Central Valley Residents

May 06, 2016
… misuse and abuse of these medicines, including the opioid painkillers that accounted for 20,808 drug overdoses-78 a … out of 10 new heroin users began by abusing prescription painkillers and moved to heroin when they could no longer obtain or afford those painkillers. “Without question removing unwanted …
May 06, 2016
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Missouri Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Healthcare Fraud

August 25, 2022
… It is injected into the knee to relieve osteoarthritis pain and is available only by prescription. The Naushads …
August 25, 2022
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DEA Activates "Pill Mill" Tip Line

February 28, 2011
… of prescription drugs from doctors in South Florida rogue pain clinics. The first arrests made in this operation … established a 24 hour, toll free “pill mill” tip line and email address. The toll free number is 888-954-4662 and the email address is Florida.Pill.Mill.Tips@USDOJ.GOV . Callers …
February 28, 2011
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Fifth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Results In Another Big Haul For DEA St. Louis

October 04, 2012
… more than 70 percent of people abusing prescription pain relievers got them through friends or relatives, a …
October 04, 2012
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Former New York Giant on Home Confinement under Cares Act Charged with Narcotics Trafficking

April 26, 2021
… by the Bureau of Prisons under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, which expanded the …
April 26, 2021
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Former New York Giant on Home Confinement under Cares Act Charged with Narcotics Trafficking

April 26, 2021
… by the Bureau of Prisons under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, which expanded the …
April 26, 2021
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Appling County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Meth Trafficking

August 01, 2024
… behind bars will provide the community with a measure of relief from his serial criminality.” As described in court …
August 01, 2024
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Waterbury man sentenced to 66 months in prison for trafficking heroin

November 18, 2020
… for trafficking heroin. Pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), the …
November 18, 2020
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Florida man sentenced to five years for trafficking cocaine to Connecticut

May 18, 2020
… for trafficking cocaine. Pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), the court …
May 18, 2020
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Operation Triple Beam Colorado results in 156 arrests

August 22, 2018
… led operation aimed at providing communities with immediate relief from gang-related violence by targeting fugitive gang …
August 22, 2018